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WASHING MACHINE.

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WASHING- MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent no. 608,788, dated August9, 1898..

Applicatioiiiled Tannery 4,1898.

T0 allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES MOALLIsTER, engineer, a subject of the Queenof Great Britain, residing at Glasgow, in the county of Glasgow,Scotland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Patent in England, No. 15,555, dated June 30, 1897,) of which thefollowing'isa specifi cation. V

My said invention relates to improvements in washing-machines designedboth to wash" same receptacle; and the object of the invention is toimprove the general construction of the apparatus and increase itsefficiency.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which--Figure 1 is a vertical section, and Fig. 2 is a plan view, of one formof the machine. In this figure the cover of the casing is removed. Fig.1 is a detail view of the notched bar of the locking device. Fig. 3 is afront elevation to a reduced scale, showing gearing for driving amachine such as at Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a part section, and Fig. 5 aninverted sectional plan, of another construction of the machine. Fig. 6is a sectional view of a third construction of the machine.

On the drawings the same reference-letters wherever repeated indicatethe same or similar parts.

The machine shown at Figs. 1, 2, and 3 consists of a casing a, of sheetmetal, orit may be a casting, which is provided with a partition Z), soarranged and fitted as to divide the easing into two compartments 0 d ofunequal size. Passed up through the partition I) and also through thecover a of the casing is a vertical shaft f. At its lower end the shaftf may work in a foot step-bearing g or other well-known and suitableform of bearing and at its upper end may be passed through abearing-braoket h, secured to the cover 6. Fitted on the shaft is a ropeor belt pulley i, by which it may be driven at ahigh speed from acounter-shaft or a primary shaft.

In Fig. 3 I have shown the pulley i as driven by a rope z" from a pulleyj, secured on a short shaft 70, which in turn is driven by s al to.665,574.. (No model.)

a belt Z from a counter-shaft m, actuated by means of a beltm from anyconvenient primary driving-shaft.

n n are fast and loose pulleys on the shaft m, which latter is carriedin a bearing-socket 0, made in the bracket 19, and in a bearing q,

The pillar has a (1 which carries the is rigidly attached to the bottomof the cylindrical basket t and also to the shaft f. The loose sleeve 5,which extends up through the basket and cover 6 to the bracket h, isprovided with gearing by which it can be revolved independently of theshaft f.

In Figs. 1 and 3 I have shown, by way of example, bevel-gearing a a forrevolving the sleeve 3. This bevel-gearing is automatically reversed atevery few revolutions by means of any suitable and well-known automaticreversing mechanism. In Fig. 3 I have shown a common arrangement ofbelt-pulley-reversing mechanism mounted on the shaft o,which latter iscarried by the bracket-frame p.

The bevel-pinion a can be thrown into and out of gear with the wheel aby means of a lever '11, fulcrumed on the arm n of the bearing-bracket.This lever o is forked at its upper end and acts on a pin a on thesleeve of the bevel-pinion a, which latter slides on the end of theshaft 4) and is guided by means of any wellknown and suitablefeather-and groove arrangement.

The sleeve 8 has rigidly secured to it three tubular arms 5. (See alsoFig. 2.) Each stirring-arm has vertical uprights s The basket 25 isperforated, as shown at if, all round its sides, and it is provided. atintervals on its inner surface with vertical semicircular or roundedrubbing-tubes t (Shown also in dotted lines at Fig. 2.) The lid or coverof the basket has three openings 25 as shown 5 instead of that shown atFigs. 4: and 5.

w is a water-inlet pipe which is arranged in a circle just underneaththe cover (2 of the casing and above the basket. This pipe w isperforated at the parts over the openings 11 so that when rinsing theclothes the water descends in sprays or jets through the openings and011 top of the clothes. 00 is a drain-pipe for carrying off the waterfrom the space 0, and this pipe, and also the pipe to and the steaminletpipe a, is provided witha shut-off cock or valve.

The foot step-bearing 9 may be carried by a strong cross-bar 11 securedto the casing a.

In order to lock the basket in position when necessary, a catch of anysuitable and wellknown construction is provided. In Fig. 1 I have showna catch consisting of a lockingpawl 2, which is hinged at its lower endto the block .2 secured to the casing. This pawl is weighted, and whenlet down (by disengaging the ring 2' of the chain 2 from the catch 2secured to the cover 6) it automatically looks into a notched or toothedbar ,2, secured to the basket t. This bar is shown in plan view at Fig.1 and, as will be seen, it is beveled at each end. The ring 2 issufficiently large to prevent the chain passing through the hole in thecover. I

Figs. 4 and 5 show a modification wherein the sleeve 5 is driven from anautomaticallyreversing shaft m, actuated in any well-known and suitablemanner, while the basket 25 is rotated by means of a rotary steam orwater motor. The fluid under pressure from any suitable and availablesource of supply passes through the pipe 00 and out at the nozzle 00From the nozzle the fluid issues with considerable force and strikesagainst the cups or buckets :0 arranged around the bottom of the basket25. The buckets, as shown, are made of a hollow wedge shape with theirmouths or openings at 00. Any other suitable and well-known form ofbucket may be used The use of the rotary-motor arrangement obviates thenecessity for driving the shaft f by means of gearing. The waste waterfrom the motor can be drawn off by the pipe 00, while if steam is thefluid used it can be drawn off by a pipe suitably arranged.

In the modification shown at Fig. 6 the driving-gear is arranged belowthe partition I). In this case the basket t is secured at its upper endby means of the collar t (shown in black) to the shaft f, while thesleeve 8 extends down through the stuffing-box r and has the bevel-wheelu at its lower end. This bevel-wheel is driven by the pinion u of theautomatically-reversing driving-shaft 'u in the same manner as set forthin connection with Figs. 1, 2, and 3. The shaft f and basket tarerotated by means of the pulleye' and band 2'', as before. f is a collaron the shaft ffor supporting the sleeve 5. s is a collar on the sleeve5, which serves as a support for the bottom of the basket '15. Thebevel-wheel a is capable of being thrown into and out of gear with thewheel a. The cover is provided with a door 6 .VVith this apparatus afterthe clothes have been inserted in the basket steam can, as usual, beadmitted by the pipe a. The gearing a u can now be put in motion and thearms 3 caused to slowly revolve a number of times in one direction andthen a number of times in the opposite direction, so as to thoroughlystir up and circulate the clothes and subject them to the action of theboiling water and steam. \Vhen the clothes have been sufficientlywashed, the steam is cut off, and the gearing for driving the shaft 'uis thrown out of action, and the pinion u, is also thrown out of gearwith the bevel-wheel u. Thereafter the shaft k is rotated at a highspeed in one direction, so as to revolve the shaft f and basket veryrapidly, and thereby extract the moisture from the clothes bycentrifugal action. The water is allowed to drain away through the pipe03. During the centrifugal action the arms and sleeve 3 are free torevolve with the basket. During the time the arms are in action thebasket tis held stationary by means of the catch.

It is to be understood that I make no claim for the automaticreversing-gear shown on the drawings.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A washing-machine comprising a stationary casing, a rotary basketjournaled therein, means for rotating said basket, agitatingarmsrotatably mounted within the basket, and means for rotating saidagitating-arms independently of the basket, substantially as described.

2. In combination, the stationary casing, the basket rotatably mountedtherein, means for rotating said basket, means for locking the basketagainst movement, agitating-arms rotatably mounted within the basket,and means for rotating said arms independently of the basketsubstantially as described.

3. In combination, the stationary casing, the basket journaled thereinwith means for rotating it, agitating-arms journaled in saidbasket,means for rotating said arms independently of the basket, andmeans controlling said operating means for the arms for automaticallyreversing the direction of rotation thereof, substantially as described.

4. In combination, the casing, the basket rotatably mounted therein,means for rotat= ing the same, locking means carried by the casingadapted to engage the basket to hold it against movement when therotating means is at rest, an agitator rotatably mounted within thebasket and means for rotating the agitator when the basket is heldagainst movement, substantially as described.

5. In combination, the stationary casing having a transverse partitionforming an up IIC per and a lower compartment, a verticalshaft saidsleeve independently of the shaft, subextending through bothcompartments; apulstantially as described. 10 ley carried by the shaftin the lower colnpart- Signed'at Glasgow, Scotland, this 11th day mentfor driving the same, a basket carried of December, A. D. 1897.

5 by said shaft in the upper compartment, a JAMES MOALLISTER.

sleeve rotatably mounted upon the shaft in Witnesses: the uppercompartment, agitating-arms car WILLIAM GALL,

ried by said sleeve and means for rotating WILLIAM FLEMING.

